The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-28
INQUIRIES Into the Industries and Products Of
Other Countries.
Amount Of Wool Shipped From the krgen-
tine Republic Decreasing.
The Linen, Lace and Hosiery Industries in
ireland and the Wages.
The WooIen Manufaetures-A Review OF
the European Cereal Crop-India's
Wheat tProduction-minor Notes,

WAsHINGToN, December 27.-Consul Ba-
ker, In a report to the Department of State
in regard to the wool production of the Ar
gentine Republic, says that the amount OF
fine woods shipped from there to the Uuit-
ed States annually is becoming less. The
cause OF this, he says, is in great part due
to the fact that United States tariff unin-
tentionally, but very uDjustly, discrimi-
mates against such woods from the Argen'
tine Republic in favor of those from Aus.
tralia New Zealand, etc, our system OF
whatever for the fact that the dirt and
grease on the woods of the Argentine Re-
public is fully 20 per cent, greater than
those Of the former countries, this excess
OF dirt and grease being required to pay the
full tariff rates for wool. The only woods
from the Argentine Republic, which 1t is
now possible to ship under our tariffi are
the "criolta," or long carpet wools OF the
Province of Cordoba, which are shipped
from Rosario, and which amount to about
10000, 900 pounds annually.
IRISH INDUSTRIES.
Consul j. Suhoenhof, of Tanstall, Eng
land, in his report to the Department OF
State upon the economic conditions OF Ire
land, treats upon the linen, hosiery and
lace manufactures OF that country. He
finds that the earnings of the people en-
ploy ed in the linen mills in Ulster are far
below those OF any classes employed in the
textile branches in England. Mil regula-
tions and working time, OF course, are the
same for the whole kingdom. Flax break
els, men who have to do very exhaustive
work, earn from los. to 20s, per week (;
hackers, from 1Ss.ito 23s. spinners and
girls, from IS, to 10s.i half timers, boys,
5s; girls, As, and weayers (mostly womenl
tending two looms, from lbs. to los. Dem
ask weavers, however, the Consul says,
earn few more shillings per week. In
this connection, the Consul reports, that
the linen trade suffers from depression
This is.partly due to the fact that not sc
much linen is used, owing to the greai
cheapening in cotton manufacturing, al
was the case in former times, and partly
also, because the use of brown linen fol
ladies' dresses has ceased, through chang,
| of association, principally through grea
reaction, following immense expansions II
the wake OF the American war and th'
cotton famine consequent thereto.
In regard TO woolen industries, the con
sui notes the following current changes
For men, from lbs to las. The latter fig
ure is about the limit of best men. Spin
ner girls, S. to los; children from 5s to 6s
and weavers from los to 12s. The mil
! employing about 100 hands pays out abou
G400 per week in wages. The consul say
that with the advantages OF cheap labo
and great eagerness for finding opportuni
ties 10 work all over Ireland, with an in
telligent population quick to take up ant
Learn ell manIpulations to which they ar
set, with the excellent quality of tn
wool which the Irish sheep produces, on
should expect to find quite fOurishing in
dustTy there. But there was no more thar
half dozen prosperous mills in all Ire
| land auar,lOuiuu IN oil hnf q fpU thn0aanl
hsnds, and great many mills closed q
for want OF orders.
With reference to the hosiery manufaC
turers, the consul states that the girls an,
| embIoideIeIs earn from 7ssto IS per wee
"a neat and nice employ ment. It is dil
ficult however, to keep them at hom
when they have become practical. and ar
well trained to the work, as they are yer.
quick at leaving and going where they ca
earn 12s perweek.
EUROPEAN CEREALS.
Edmund Jussen, Consul. General at V
emma, has transmitted to the Department
of State certain data gathered from the II
ports Of the international seed and graf
convention, recently held in that city, re
alive to the condition of European ceres
crops. In Austria Hungary the yield {
wheat for the year 1887 is estimated at III
| OOO,OOOs DuSu6lS, III luCEchSc VI ucdI1y -
per cent over the average yield of this
country, while Us. 100000 bushels is tn
estimated yield OF rye, also considerable
increase,
In Russia, rye has yielded an averag
crop, barley Is Of excellent quality, but tn
crop of oats is poor, and the prospect o
potatoes not very promising. In the Scan
dinevian countries the average amount o
wheat is produced, but rye and oats fall ia
below the average.
The wheat crop of Italy is poo
and the import demand of the countr.
for the cereal will amount to abou
100000. The corn crop is about aver
age, and the country will have surplu
for export. The wheat crops OF Switzer
land and Holland are above the average
while that of northern Russia is below
The wheat crop of France is large, but
considerable quantity of wheat must bt
imported to meet the home demand, as tn
quantity in store isvery limited. In Grea
Britain and Ireland an average wheat crol
is expected. The total yield is estimate'
at from $500, 600 to 10, 100000 quarters, q
that sfter deducting the seed, {, SOC, 600 3
1900, 900 quarters will be left for hom
consumption, and the importation of from
1880, 900 to II, 100000 quarters will be re
| quired. The English wheat in store is be
heved to be very nearly exhausted, AM
the foreign wheat in store in England quit
| limited.
INDIA's WHEAT cRoP.
In British India the yield of wheat 10
1887 is estimated at 6.390,69 tons. From
January i to June 80, 1887. British Indi
exported to Europe 9,679,5l6 hundre'
weights OF wheat. Tia expectation OF Ger
tain qualities of hops from Europe to tn
United States has Of late increased to
considerable aYfant The increase fr0n
Austria Hungary alone during the yea
! 1856 over the previous year amounted il
declared value to sec, ,257. The total amour
OF hops exported from Austria. Hungary u
| the United States ia 1886 amounted in de
clarsd value alone to $1S6, ,915.
sHELBYvILLE, December 25.-rSpecail. /